We can envisage another comfortable victory for Benfica to move themselves within one tie of the Champions League group stage.
They outclassed Midtjylland in the first leg and while it would be no surprise to see the Danish side score again, the visitors surely have too much firepower for them to handle.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 46.09%. A win for FC Midtjylland had a probability of 29.47% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.18%) and 0-2 (7.45%). The likeliest FC Midtjylland win was 2-1 (7.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-3 win for Benfica in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Benfica.
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